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The coastal town of Scilla in Calabria takes its name from the mythological figure of Scylla and it is said to be the home of the nymph. The idiom "between Scylla and Charybdis" has come to mean being forced to choose between two similarly undesirable or risky outcomes, similar to "between a rock and a hard place". [4] [5]
Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils". [1] Several other idioms such as " on the horns of a dilemma ", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express similar meanings. [ 2 ]
Scylla's story is a close parallel to that of Comaetho, daughter of Pterelaus. Similar stories were told of Pisidice (princess of Methymna) and of Leucophrye. The story of al-Nadirah told by al-Tabari and early Islamic writers are considered by Theodor Nöldeke to be derived from the tale of Scylla. [6]
Charybdis, along with the sea monster Scylla, appears as a challenge to epic characters such as Odysseus, Jason, and Aeneas. Scholarship locates her in the Strait of Messina. The idiom "between Scylla and Charybdis" has come to mean being forced to choose between two similarly dangerous situations.
The town, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the city of Reggio, lies at the northern end of the strait of Messina, and is composed of two parts: the downtown, where the town offices and the residence of the patron saint are situated, and Marina di Scilla, the beach-front, populated by tourists and thus heavily characterized by hotels and restaurants.
Scylla is a monster from Greek mythology traditionally located at today's town of Scilla, Calabria. Scylla may also refer to: Scylla, a genus of swimming crabs including the economically important Scylla serrata; ScyllaDB, a NoSQL database; Scylla (daughter of Nisus), a princess of Megara, a figure from Greek mythology unrelated to the monster
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Scylla: Egret: Unclear The young Scylla fell in love with the Cretan king Minos, who invaded the kingdom of Scylla's father Nisus. Scylla betrayed her father for Minos, leading to his death. Scylla was punished by being transformed into a ciris sea bird, forever pursued by the sea-eagle, the bird her father turned into. Tereus/Polytechnus: Hoopoe